Tag Archives: Big Lagoon

Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office BIG LAGOON – The Humboldt County Coroner’s Office has identified skeletal remains located at Big Lagoon State Park on March 8 as that of 46-year-old Timothy Jason Moore of Alabama. Foul play is not suspected in Moore’s death. However, his cause of death is unknown at this time. On March 8, deputies…

Mad River Union HUMBOLDT – Big, fat ocean swells have spurred the National Weather Service to issue a sneaker wave warning for this afternoon through Sunday. Wide swells with periods of 20 seconds will build to four to six feet this afternoon, according to the NWS. On Saturday the swells will grow to nine to…

Mad River Union BIG LAGOON – A New Jersey man was arrested Sunday, April 24 on suspicion of drunk driving after he allowed his car to cross the center line on U.S. Highway 101 near Big Lagoon and smashed into another vehicle. At about 10:24 p.m. John F. Connelly, 66, of Hewitt, New Jersey, was…

Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office BIG LAGOON – A 3-year-old toddler died after drowning Monday, Dec. 8 at Big Lagoon. At about 3:05 p.m. the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call of a missing toddler at the Big Lagoon County Park north of Trinidad. Deputies were immediately dispatched including Sheriff’s Search and Rescue personnel. …

BIG LAGOON – A loaded semi-truck overturned early Sunday evening, June 22, on the curvy section of U.S. Highway 101 on the north side of Big Lagoon. At approximately 5:45 p.m., Pedro Uribe of Manteca was driving a loaded semi-truck and trailer northbound when he allowed the truck to leave the roadway. The truck overturned…

(The following was submitted by the Department of Health & Human Services.) Officials with the Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) are warning recreational users of the South Fork Eel, Van Duzen, Klamath and Mattole rivers, Big Lagoon, Freshwater Lagoon and all other freshwater bodies to avoid contact with algae this summer.…

Adventure’s Edge is teaming up with Explore North Coast to offer a free Kayak Demo Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 27 at Big Lagoon. You can test out some of the kayaks Adventure’s Edge has in its store and many members of Explore North Coast will offer up their own kayaks…

“This unfortunate and tragic event is a reminder of the ruthlessness and unrelenting power of the ocean here along the northern California coast,” said Lt. Bernie Garrigan, the Group Humboldt Bay public affairs officer. “With the holiday season upon us and more people out for walks along the beach, it is critically important to maintain situational awareness and stay away from the surf which can quickly build and catch people off guard.”

Mad River Newspaper Guild HUMBOLDT – Three family members died Saturday, Nov. 24, after they were swept into the ocean at Big Lagoon while trying to rescue their dog, and then each other. Two of the deceased were identified by the Humboldt County Coroner on Monday as Freshwater residents Mary Scott, 54, and Howard Kuljian,…